If still apprehensive about travel and confined indoors anywhere in the world, you can now mix up one of these festive cocktails from three of our favorite New York lounges: Ralph Lauren’s Polo Bar, Bemelmans Bar at the Carlyle Hotel, and Chelsea’s Jungle Bird at the comfort of your home.
1-THE POLO BAR OLD-FASHIONED
Ingredients
1 dash Wormwood bitters
2 dashes Peychaud’s bitters
3 dashes Angostura bitters
2 tsp. demerara syrup
2½ oz. Jefferson’s Reserve Very Old, Very Small Batch Bourbon
Lemon and orange twist
Add bitters and syrup to a Ralph Lauren Garrett Double Old-Fashioned glass. Add ice. Add bourbon, and stir for 30 rotations. Garnish with lemon and orange twist.
2-BEMELMANS BAR MANHATTAN
Ingredients
2 oz. bourbon or rye whiskey
1 oz. Antica Formula vermouth
2 dashes Angostura bitters
Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass and fill with ice. Stir well and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with two brandied cherries.
3-JUNGLE BIRD’S NAMESAKE COCKTAIL
Ingredients
2 oz. Don Q Piña pineapple rum
¾ oz. Contratto Aperitif
¼ oz. Campari
¾ oz. fresh lime juice
Add rum, Contratto, and Campari to a mixing glass with ice. Add the lime juice and mix with a barspoon. Strain into a rocks glass filled with fresh ice. Garnish with a pineapple wedge.